Slayer of Gods: I lied; I became the agent of the Nine Gods.

Di Ting is a divine beast born of nature, without father or mother, wandering around aimlessly.

When he woke up, he was in a temple and was regarded as a divine beast by the locals.

Human life has many flavors, but because people's hearts are fickle, I often hear that their inner thoughts are different from what they say on the surface, and I want to correct them.

But for some reason, whenever he did this, he would be hated by the human race.

However, humans are truly adept at disguising themselves. On the surface, they remain kind and gentle to him, addressing him as "Divine Beast Master," but in their hearts, they are constantly cursing him for meddling in other people's business.

The mythical beast, lacking parental guidance, heard these offensive words and eventually left the human world.

Di Ting, detached from the coldness of the world, was unfortunately pursued by a calamity beast. While on the run, he encountered the creator of the underworld—the Lady Pingxin.

The Empress is incredibly powerful and experienced, so much so that even the Di Ting (a mythical beast) cannot hear her thoughts.

With the goddess's blessing, Di Ting entered the underworld.

The underworld in its earliest days was not a warm place to live.

The wind that blows is cold and yin, and the flowers in full bloom are the red spider lilies, which bloom without leaves and wither without flowers. The only living person here is Meng Po, who spends her days brewing medicine to help people pass away...

Hmm... if ghosts and spirits are considered living people...

Di Ting didn't mind at all. The creatures here were all very kind and always kept him company when he was bored. They didn't care that he could hear their thoughts.

Even countless ghosts, knowing that Di Ting could hear the thoughts of non-living people by concentrating its power, no longer feared this magnificent Di Ting beast.

"What an amazing ability! Lord Di Ting, could you help me prove to the person I like that my words and actions are consistent...?"

"Lord Diting, Lady Meng Po seems very sad lately and doesn't want to brew the Meng Po soup... My wife and I want to be reborn together. Could you please listen to why the other lady is unwilling to brew the soup?"

"Lord Diting..."

"Lord Diting..."

See... the underworld is cold, but it's also hot.

Di Ting thought everything would continue peacefully like this.

Until the arrival of several great eons—

Empress Pingxin grew increasingly silent, seemingly saddened by the growing number of ghosts and spirits coming from the underworld.

One day, the Queen took Di Ting to see a deity.

That was a deity who was given the title of the Great Emperor of Fengdu in the Northern Underworld.

God maintained a calm and composed attitude. Even when facing the true ruler of the underworld, he was not timid or hesitant. He could even ask with a smile, "Is this the Underworld's Di Ting?"

"Yes... After I leave, I'll have to ask you to take care of him..."

The empress spoke in ambiguous words, which Di Ting did not understand, but he could tell from the worry on the man's face that this was not a good thing.

"...In a few days, my good friend will be going to the underworld...I suppose they'll have something in common..."

The Emperor looked at Di Ting with gentle eyes, as if he had already imagined the joy and anticipation his friend would feel upon seeing Di Ting.

Di Ting asked, "Who? Who is that? And why should I have anything in common with him?"

The Empress seemed to know, but she just smiled and remained silent.

…………

Di Ting quickly knew who it was...

When the young man who was bestowed the title of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva came to the Di Ting family, he was still helping a ghost messenger find someone with whom he had a secret crush.

Di Ting sensed someone approaching, but was surprised that he couldn't hear the person's thoughts.

"Hello~ Little Di Ting..."

The young man had a kind and gentle face, and his calm tone made even the usually disliked human race, Di Ting, feel very comfortable.

"You are……"

"I've come to see... what a mythical beast that can hear people's hearts looks like..."

The young man suddenly smiled: "I never expected that the divine beast could actually see into people's hearts, and that it would be used for matters of marriage..."

Di Ting glared at him fiercely: "I can use my abilities however I want... and you have a problem with that?"

After he finished speaking, he snorted angrily on the young man's face, then turned and left.

In the following days, Di Ting kept encountering Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in various places.

The young man did not approach to disturb them, but simply watched from a distance as Di Ting conversed with the ghosts of the underworld.

"...What exactly do you want?"

The divine beast was puzzled. Why was this ghost and god not doing his work, but instead coming here to join in the fun?

"I'd like to know how Di Ting, the guardian of the underworld, usually conducts himself..."

The young man chuckled and winked: "I really didn't expect divine beasts to be so kind..."

Upon hearing the praise, Di Ting refrained from further criticism and simply stomped its paws.

Later, when Di Ting met Ksitigarbha, he finally stopped being annoyed and started chatting with the young man who knew about human affairs.

"...Di Ting, you're very capable...would you like to come with me to do something even more amazing?"

Di Ting, who was lying among the spider lilies, heard Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva suddenly say this to him and raised his head: "What do you want to do now?"

Ksitigarbha suddenly smiled and pointed to the Bridge of Helplessness not far away: "In hell, there are many good and evil deeds. You can see into people's hearts and know that some people's hearts have not changed, some people have nothing to say about them, and some people have no shame..."

"Hmph... I come from the mortal realm, how could I not know?"

The mythical beast turned its head and continued to lie down.

"I think……"

Ksitigarbha suddenly fell silent.

Di Ting: "Don't think so much... This kind of life isn't so bad..."

"Not appropriate……"

The young man stood up and looked at the blood-red moon of the underworld.

"...I should also begin to shoulder my responsibilities... Listen carefully."

For the first time, the young man's face showed an expression of ecstatic joy. Gazing at this sky that did not belong to the human world, amidst this sea of ​​crimson flowers, he made a vow that he would uphold for the rest of his life:

"Heaven's will prevails..."

I, Ksitigarbha, hereby make this vow—

I vow not to become a Buddha until hell is emptied.

Only after all sentient beings have been liberated can one attain enlightenment.

The magnificent golden light shone down on the Bodhisattva, gilding him with a layer of gold.

Di Ting raised its head, its beastly eyes filled with brilliance as it looked at the young man.

How can we understand these multifaceted and ever-changing human beings?

Will this hell remain empty?

"Listen, if you are willing, would you be my witness and see how I save all living beings..."

The mythical beast remained silent for only a few seconds before suddenly laughing out loud:

"Why not? Since that's the case, I'll accompany you to attain enlightenment..."

I was merely a witness.

It didn't take any time at all; he was just bored, and luckily, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva wasn't exactly boring either...

Di Ting thought this way, unaware that they would eventually become each other's entanglement.

…………